All we want is to be able go the bathroom without being arrested…
According to the article, Ms. Witherspoon had a letter from her therapist that she showed the police officer, but the officer went ahead and arrested her for disorderly conduct by committing a lewd act. So now and forever, she has a criminal record. And you wonder why I am always a little nervous going into a public bathroom.
EXCLUSIVE: Transgender woman ticketed for using women’s restroom at Parkland hospitalFirst of all, there wasn’t any disorderly conduct, she went in to the bathroom and was arrested when she came out. Secondly, they couldn’t arrest her for using the bathroom because in Dallas there is no law again it.
Dallas Voice
By David Taffet
Posted on 01 May 2012
Police cited a transgender woman for disorderly conduct on April 25 for using a women’s restroom at Parkland hospital.
An officer with the hospital’s police force wrote the citation for a class-C misdemeanor after a complaint was lodged by someone who saw the transgender woman, Paula Witherspoon, leaving the bathroom.
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Officials at Parkland, Dallas County’s public hospital, are looking into the incident.
“We have verified that on April, 25, 2012, Parkland Police responded to a complaint from a concerned female patient regarding her allegation that there was a male in the female restroom,” Parkland spokeswoman Charise Thomason wrote. “Because of the complexity of the issue, the incident is currently under review. Parkland strives to treat patients, visitors and staff with dignity and respect, as well as provide a safe environment at all times.”
According to the article, Ms. Witherspoon had a letter from her therapist that she showed the police officer, but the officer went ahead and arrested her for disorderly conduct by committing a lewd act. So now and forever, she has a criminal record. And you wonder why I am always a little nervous going into a public bathroom.
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